Wednesday, February 07, 2018

Jordan Just Can't Stop the Incitement

Again, the official Jordanian News Agency Petra has published a report full of incitement language and this time, it has added an unforgivable claim.

It has all the regular stuff - "extremists", "settlers", "storm" and "provocative".But now, there is the lie of "the alleged 'Temple Mount':

Extremist settlers storm Al Aqsa compoundRamallah, Feb.7 (Petra) -- Groups of Israeli extremist settlers early Wednesday renewed its storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque/ Haram Al Sharif in the occupied holy city of Jerusalem, a Palestinian source confirmed.The General Director of the Islamic Awqaf and Al-Aqsa Affairs, Sheikh Azzam Al-Khatib, told Petra’s reporter in Ramallah that today's raid by the Jewish settlers was carried through al-Magharebah Gate under heavy protection of Israeli special forces.Extremist settlers provocatively toured the Al-Aqsa yards, and listened to explanations on the alleged "Temple mount", while Muslims worshippers placed in different parts of the mosque protesting against these provocations, Al-Khatib added.

Today, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman al-Safadi signed a new five-year $6.375 billion ($1.275 billion a year) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the United States and Jordan, beginning in FY 2018 and ending in FY 2022.

Mr. Tillerson, can you persuade Jordan to halt its incitement against Jews and their most sacred holy site?They've done it again:

Settlers storm Al-Aqsa MosqueRamallah, Feb. 13 (Petra) -- Groups of Israeli extremist settlers early Tuesday stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque/ Haram Al Sharif compound in the occupied holy city of Jerusalem, a Palestinian source confirmed.The General Director of the Islamic Awqaf and Al-Aqsa Affairs, Sheikh Azzam Al-Khatib, told Petra’s reporter in Ramallah that today's raid by the Jewish settlers was carried out under heavy protection of Israeli special forces and police.Extremist settlers provocatively toured the Al-Aqsa yards, and were briefed on the alleged "Temple Mount" by rabbis accompanying them, while Muslim worshipers and the mosque's guards peacefully confronted them chanting Allahu Akbar (God is great), Al-Khatib added.

I am not so sure.A) My point was that there were Polish pogroms by Poles in the 25 years prior to the Holocaust and hundreds of Jews were killed after 1944.B) If you read the comments from many, they are basically anti-Semitic. Either Poland and Poles suffered because of Jewish Communists or Jews collaborated with the Nazis - so why blame us Poles.

But if Y.Medad carries no guilt for Cholera-laced blankets given to Indian reservations, than also the Polish Nation isn't responsible for what Germany did.

But even beyond that angle - quarreling with Euro nationalists is BAD FOR THE Hebrew Nationalist movement. Israel chooses to quietly get along with lots of Mid-Asia 'stans and even Saudi, for the sake of facilitating Zionist progress.

Y.Medad is a nice guy, but he's one of the Brooklyn-ites who thinks that it's always 1938.

It isn't.

That is why Y.Medad has no real following amongst sabra's. He's just another dinosaur.

Dear Anonymous,Your comment is why too many people think Poles are not smart. Shame really. Poles are nice people mostly.A. Why leave a comment here?B. I'm not from Brooklyn. Only anti-Semites think all US Jews come from Brooklyn. But my wife is.C. I prefer to think it's more 1938 than 1939-1945. Oh, and 1946 when Poles killed 46 Jews in Kielce because dumb Poles believed a priest that Jews killed a Christian child (like in the Middle Ages - are all Poles stuck in 1250?).D. Poles are not responsible for what the Germans did during the Holocaust. But they are very responsible fore what Poles did to Jews during that period and as I have written, during the pogroms of 1919-1920 and later, especially after 1934 and, after 1944, in murdering over 300 Jews, at least.

a. you Russian?b. Jews are very good at being anti-Semites.c. what has the Dakar to do with Polish anti-Semitism?d. I am not obssessed. You are. Why should I speak at Yeshivot Hesder? Better The Atlantic, BBC, CNN, etc.

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American born, my wife and I moved to Israel in 1970. We have lived at Shiloh together with our family since 1981. I was in the Betar youth movement in the US and UK. I have worked as a political aide to Members of Knesset and a Minister during 1981-1994, lectured at the Academy for National Studies 1977-1994, was director of Israel's Media Watch 1995-2000 and currently, I work at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center in Jerusalem. I was a guest media columnist on media affairs for The Jerusalem Post, op-ed contributor to various journals and for six years had a weekly media show on Arutz 7 radio. I serve as an unofficial spokesperson for the Jewish Communities in Judea & Samaria.